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Alcohol
2007-2008
Laws on Drinking
First,
the College draws the attention of its members to the Illinois laws on
drinking, particularly to these statutes:
"Any
person to whom the sale, gift or delivery of any alcoholic liquor is
prohibited because of age shall not purchase or accept as a gift such
alcoholic liquor.
- No person shall transfer, alter, or
deface an identification card, use the identification card of another,
carry or use a false identification, or obtain an identification card by
means of false information.
- No person shall purchase, accept
delivery of, or have possession of alcoholic liquor in violation of this
section.
- The consumption of alcoholic liquor by
any person less than 21 years of age is forbidden. Whoever violates any
provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
- Every person who is injured in person
or property by any intoxicated person has a right of action in his/her
own name, severally or jointly, against any person who, by selling or
giving alcoholic liquor, causes the intoxication of such a person.
- The State provides penalties for
offenders up to one year in jail and a fine of $1000."
The College will expect to discipline
members who, on or in the immediate vicinity of the campus, violate State
law.
The College’s Alcohol Policy
We seek to educate our students, consistent with State laws, to
understand the use and abuse of alcoholic beverages. Providing an
environment where students can accept privileges as well as
responsibilities in the use of alcohol is an extension of our educational
role in giving guidance to the learning processes outside the classroom.
Thus the College provides educational
programs, individual and group counseling, testing and referral
information. The maintenance of an environment supportive of students
depends on each member of the College’s extended community - faculty,
students, staff, parents, alumni, and guests - exercising responsible
behavior as well as holding other members of the community responsible for
their behavior.
In all instances and for all occasions,
the College expects those members who are of legal age and above who
choose to use alcohol to observe the principle of moderation. The College
will expect to deal in an appropriate manner with a member who drinks
excessively.
The College reserves the right to change
a student’s housing assignment when a student is thought to need greater
supervision or is a negative influence on other students. Indeed the
College reserves the right to require treatment, suspend or expel a
student whose capacity to work has been eroded by excessive drinking.
Regulations on the Use of Alcohol
1. No person under-age may posses or
consume alcoholic beverages on College property. Members of the College
and visitors are particularly warned against making alcoholic beverages
available to a person who is under age.
2. A member of legal age may consume
alcoholic beverages in his or her room, a room of another member of
legal age, or in an approved social area.
3. There can be no consumption of
alcoholic beverages or the carrying of open containers in halls of
residence or houses, in public rooms, or in any College building and
public places except as approved in paragraph two and nine.
4. Alcoholic beverages may not be
consumed or carried in open containers outdoors on the campus.
5. Athletic teams and other groups
traveling under the College’s aegis must abide by the College’s
regulations.
6. No organization may include in its
budget funds for the purchase of alcoholic beverages.
7. No organization may demand from its
members monies for the purchase of alcoholic beverages.
8. Bars are not permitted on campus.
9. A living group may petition the Office
of Student Affairs at the beginning of each semester to establish that
persons of legal age may consume alcoholic beverages in a lounge or
social room. Such a petition must carry the signatures of three-fourths
or more of the membership. In assessing the petition, the Office of
Student Affairs will consider the prior behavior of the petitioning
group.
10. Parties and other social events at
which alcohol is available may be open only to members of the hall,
house, or to specifically invited guests. Food and non-alcoholic
beverages must be made available when alcohol is present. Sponsors of
social events where alcohol is present must clearly define the length of
the events and provide adequate supervision in the form of chaperones or
social hosts.
11. Advertising of alcohol related events
is strictly prohibited. Advertising which promotes the excessive use
of alcohol is strictly prohibited.
12. Kegs are not permitted on campus.
Last
Updated:
July 18, 2007
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